The Psychology of Fake News

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1. Original article

   Limited not lazy: a quasi-experimental secondary analysis of evidence quality evaluations by those who hold implausible beliefs

   Kristy A. Martire, Bethany Growns… Article:65

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2. Registered Reports and Replication

   You don’t have to tell a story! A registered report testing the effectiveness of narrative versus non-narrative misinformation corrections

   Ullrich K. H. Ecker, Lucy H. Butler… Article:64

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3. Brief report

   Individual differences in susceptibility to false memories for COVID-19 fake news

   Ciara M. Greene, Gillian Murphy Article:63

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4. Original article

   Perceived truth of statements and simulated social media postings: an experimental investigation of source credibility, repeated exposure, and presentation format

   Lena Nadarevic, Rolf Reber… Article:56

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5. Original article

   An initial accuracy focus reduces the effect of prior exposure on perceived accuracy of news headlines

   Dustin P. Calvillo, Thomas J. Smelter Article:55

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6. Original article

   Nevertheless, partisanship persisted: fake news warnings help briefly, but bias returns with time

   Rebecca Hofstein Grady, Peter H. Ditto… Article:52

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7. Original article

   Combatting rumors around the French election: the memorability and effectiveness of fact-checking articles

   Lisa K. Fazio, Min Kyung Hong… Article:44

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8. Original article

   Children’s ability to edit their memories when learning about the environment from credible and noncredible websites

   Kim P. Roberts, Katherine R. Wood… Article:42

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9. Original article

   Can corrections spread misinformation to new audiences? Testing for the elusive familiarity backfire effect

   Ullrich K. H. Ecker, Stephan Lewandowsky… Article:41

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10. Original article

    Infodemic: the effect of death-related thoughts on news-sharing

    Amy J. Lim, Edison Tan, Tania Lim Article:39

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11. Original article

    The effects of repetition frequency on the illusory truth effect

    Aumyo Hassan, Sarah J. Barber Article:38

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12. Original article

    Out of fright, out of mind: impaired memory for information negated during looming threat

    Vera E. Newman, Hannah F. Yee… Article:36

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13. Original article

    Causal illusions in the classroom: how the distribution of student outcomes can promote false instructional beliefs

    Kit S. Double, Julie Y. L. Chow… Article:34

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14. Original article

    When and why do people act on flawed science? Effects of anecdotes and prior beliefs on evidence-based decision-making

    Audrey L. Michal, Yiwen Zhong… Article:28

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15. Original article

    The role of analytical reasoning and source credibility on the evaluation of real and fake full-length news articles

    Didem Pehlivanoglu, Tian Lin, Farha Deceus… Article:24

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16. Original article

    Improving college students’ fact-checking strategies through lateral reading instruction in a general education civics course

    Jessica E. Brodsky, Patricia J. Brooks… Article:23

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17. Original article

    The relationship between political affiliation and beliefs about sources of “fake news”

    Robert B. Michael, Brooke O. Breaux Article:6

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